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Happy Tuesday and a happy first night of the men's NCAA tournament And All the best for the first day of the baseball season! In the Tokyo series, the Dodgers defeated the Cubs 4-1 to start a huge sport day.
Let's go straight to it.
Good morning everyone, but especially …
The teams open the NCAA tournament this evening
Welcome to March Madness, people! While their brackets for the Bracket games are only due from the first round on Thursday, it is a must to pay attention to the first four attention. Since the first four start in 2011, 13 of his teams have at least the second round and two have even gone to the last four!
I looked at Which of the first four teams of this year can take a runAnd for today's matchup I gave North Carolina a light edge over State of San Diego Thanks to a recent change in the occupation.
- Pereles: “By North Carolina's seven wins in this period, six are twice the same way Ian Jackson45% of Jae'lyn Withers and 43% of RJ Davis. Even Elliot CadeauIf teams hang out, 8 out of 18 (44%) met. … the Tar Heels offer wing length, return costs, NBA upward trend and a strong player. It took a while for them to be shaped, but they have been very good lately, even in the context of a diluted ACC. “
The Aztecs don't just have to defeat the Tar Heels. You have to overcome Travel delays as well as. Here are our experts selection for today's games.
If you are looking for magic elsewhere, Kyle Boone has it Cinderella teams from every regionAnd I love his choice in the West. I also loved Dennis Dodd, who looked at himself One of the most memorable disorders – Hinge above Kansas – 20 years later.
When we dig out, we have a preview for each region.
As for everything else …
honorable mentions
and not so good morning for …
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The mountaineers West Virginia
Yes, it's a bad day again to be West Virginia. With the first four tonight, the mountaineers have to think that it should have been.
The governor of West Virginia, Patrick Morrisey, certainly feels that way. Morrisey announced in a press conference that could only happen in the wild world of college athletics Start an examination of the NCAA tournament selection committee. Oh yes, and “NCAA” stands for “National corrupt athletic association.”
Morrisey called the Snub A “Miscarriage of justice and robbery at the highest level” and subordinated this athletic director of North Carolina Bubba CunninghamThe chairman of the selection committee was one reason why the Tar Heels got on. (It should be noted that Cunningham, as it is standard, was not in conversations about his school.)
Yes, that was a real thing. No sketch, no parody. Real.
The Snub also remains real. Matt Norlander called the Argumentation for West Virginia not to “crazy” the field. Although I agree with him, neither he nor I will initiate an examination.
not so honorable mentions
How Joe Burrow Bengals made it a lot for Ja'marr Chase, tea highgins
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The Bengal are not a team that spends great.
Well, they were not until late Sunday evening when they signed Yes'marr Chase To a Four-year expansion, $ 160.4 million extension And Tea Higgins To a Four-year expansion, $ 115 million extensionThe chase Highest paid non-quarters back per year and highgins the Highest paid WR2 per year.
What made Cincinnati change his melody? Joe BurrowTyler Sullivan writes.
- Sullivan: “The flood changed in the organization after a victory on Monday evening against the Cowboys In week 14. In this 27-20 victory, Burrow threw 369 yards and three touchdowns, including a 40-yard game corten, which only followed 61 seconds before playing. After the game, Burrow brought Higgins' contract. … Two months later the Star QB appeared for the Super Bowl week in New Orleans and while he was there, he sent one Very clear news to the Bengal's front office: Make my boys under contract. “
Burrow wants too Trey Hendrickson back, and although the Bengals Hendrickson gave permission to look for a trade, You are now working on keeping himper report.
Burrow and chase naturally go back to this legendary 2019 LSU Team that also contained Justin Jefferson -Bar the highest paid width recipient and Derek StingleyWho just got one Three-year extension of $ 90 million of the Texan That makes him the highest defensive back of all time. Overall, this Tiger team signed NFL contracts worth over half a billion dollars. Indeed, let the good times roll!
Players Championship: Rory Mcilroy Topt JJ Spaun in Playoff
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It required an additional day, but Rory McIlroy claimed his second player title and drove past JJ Spaun In a three-hole playoff that was apparently over as soon as it started.
After a massive journey, McIlroy brews the opening hole of the playoff, the 16th, while Spaun for Par. On the famous 17th, Mcilroy found the island green under stormy conditions. Spaun flew into the water for a long time and he made three times the bogey.
It is PGA Tour victory No. 28 for McIlroy who connects him for the 20th place of all time. But he joins much more selected companies when it comes to the big ones.
- Eighth golfer (and first European) to win several players championships
- Fourth golfers, who wins several players championships and several majors and join Jack Nicklaus, Tiger Woods And Scottie Scheffler
Yes, that's the good stuff. Also good? This is the first time that McIlroy won several times before April and we all know what happens in April: The Masters, famous the only major he never won.
Will that change this year? We certainly can't know, but we know that he is playing excellent golf, Patrick McDonald writes.
- McDonald: “This fine -tuning and these tiny changes do not seem to be much on the surface. … McIlroy is ready to test it and he is ready to learn from it. Sometimes it works. Sometimes not, but it makes him a more intelligent player, and a more intelligent Mcilroy is a better Mcilroy. This may be the best version of Rory that we have ever seen.” “
What we watch on Tuesday (and early Wednesday)
No. 16 Saint Francis against No. 16 Alabama State (m)6:40 p.m. on Trutv Networks at Celtics7:30 p.m. in the NBA TV
Utah Hockey Club near Oilers9 p.m. on ESPN No. 11 North Carolina against No. 11 San Diego State (M)9:10 p.m. on Trutv Dollars at Warriors10 p.m. in the NBA TV
Tokyo series: Cubs vs. DodgersWednesday, 6:10 a.m. on Fox
